Raipur: The Constituency of Ramanujganj is a part of Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district and is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. The elections took place in the second phase of polling, on November 20. The Indian National Congress’ (INC) Brihaspat Singh defeated the BJP’s Ram Vichar Netam in the 2013 Assembly elections by a margin of 11,000 votes.

The candidate for the 2018 elections from BJP is Ramkishun Singh, from Congress is Brihaspat Singh and from JCC (Janta Congress Chhattisgarh) is Mohan Singh.

Ramanujganj saw a voter turnout of 81.66%.

The current Congress MLA, Singh, had assets worth Rs. 1.7 crores in the year 2013.

Ramanujganj is the most populous town of Balrampur-Ramanujganj district. According to the 2011 census, the Nagar Panchayat has a population of 11,893 with an average literacy rate of 81.91%, higher than the state average of 70.28%. The Scheduled Tribes (ST) constitutes 8.85% of the population.

Tattapani (hot spring) is a very famous tourist attraction in Ramanujganj and hosts a yearly fair in the month of January.

Apart from Ramanujganj, Balrampur district comprises the constituency of Samri. Ramanujganj comes under the Surguja Parliament Constituency.

2:15 pm: Good news for Congress. It is leading on all 12 seats of Bastar area. Chief Minister Raman Singh increases his margin of 3120 votes in Rajnandgaon constituency.

2:00 pm: The constituency of Pratappur is in Chhattisgarh's North Region region. BJP's candidate Ramsevak Paikra is the sitting MLA. In counting so far, the CONG's Dr. Premsai Singh Tekam is leading by 4833 votes.

1:44 pm: Buoyed with Chhattisgarh election results, Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhupesh Baghel assures to lay the foundation stone for a new Chhattisgarh. He assures the electorate that he would tirelessly work for the people of the state.​

1:30 pm: Election Commission releases trends for 83 constituencies. The Congress is all set to grab the power as it way ahead in 59 seats; BJP ahead in 17. Ajit Jogi's is likely to wrest five seats.

12:20 pm: State presidents of the BJP and the Congress, Dharamlal Kaushik and Bhupesh Baghel leading from Bilha and Patan seats respectively.

12:05 pm: Indian National Congress ahead in 55 seats, BJP leading in 18, Janta Congress Chhattisgarh in 4 and Gondvana Gantantra Party and Communist Party of India were ahead in one seat respectively, EC figures say.

11:48 am: The constituency of Ramanujganj is in Chhattisgarh's North Region region. CONG's candidate Brihaspat Singh is the sitting MLA. In counting so far, Brihaspat Singh is leading this time as well.

11:35 am: According to Election Commission Congress is leading in 53 seats, BJP in 16, Communist Party of India in 1, Gondvana Gantantra Party in 1 and Janta Congress Chhattisgarh (J) in 4 seats.

11:22 am: After three hours of counting trends say that Congress was ahead in 61 assembly seats. The ruling BJP was ahead in 21 seats and BSP+2 and Others 7.

11:10 am: Shocker for the BJP. Raman Singh again trails from Rajnandgaon. Congress leader and nieceof late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee Karuna Shukla leads from the home turf of Raman Singh

10:54 am: JCC congress candidate Pramod Sharma is leading from Balod Bazar, Ajit Jogi leading by a margin of 5000 votes from Marwahi constituency and Leader of the opposition in the Chhattisgarh Assembly TS Singhdeo ahead by a margin of 6800 votes from Ambikapur.

10:48 am: Latest trends say that the Congress was racing ahead in 58 seats, BJP in 24, BSP+2 and Others 5. The BJP is ahead in Vaishalinagar, Pamgarh, Bilaspur and Rampur seats.

10:32 am: Congress ahead in 11 of the total 12 seats in Maoists-affected Bastar region.

10:20 am: Home Minister Rajnath Singh comments on the Assembly election result trends. "These are early trends. We hope to perform well," the senior BJP leader said.

10:10 am: As of now Congress was ahead in 57 seats and the incumbent BJP was leading in 26 seats. The alliance of Janta Congress Chhattisgarh of former Chief Minister Ajit Jogi and the Bahujan Samaj Party were leading in 2 constituencies.

10:00 am: According to official ECI trends, former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi is at the third position from Marwahi. BJP candidate is leading and the Congress is at second at spot.

9:56 am: In the first two hours of counting, Congress is ahead in 46 Chhattisgarh assembly seats, the ruling BJP in 26 andBSP+ 1 and Independents 2.

8:27 am: The Congress is trending in 8 seats and the BJP in 5 in Chhattisgarh.

8:20 am: As the postal ballots are being opened, trends indicate that the Congress is ahead in three seats and the BJP ahead in two.

8:17 am: There has been no action in the BJP headquarters in Chhattisgarh. All winning candidates have been asked to report at the HQs post-victory by evening. Raman Singh's schedule and visit to the HQs entirely depends on numbers. But as per the schedule, he is expected to come around at 3 pm. In the evening Raman Singh will have a meeting with the winning candidates.

8:10 am: Counting of votes has kicked off in the key state of Chhattisgarh. Officials are counting postal ballots first till 8.30 am.

8:00 am: The Counting of votes for the Chhattisgarh election has begun.

7:55 am: The Congress has decided to lodge all its winning candidates at 'Celebrations Hotel' in Raipur. The hotel is owned by a Congress leader.

7:50 am: There are 90 Assembly constituencies in Chhattisgarh. 51 are reserved for general category, 10 for Scheduled Castes and 29 segments for Scheduled Tribes.

7:45 am: Out of the total 1,81,79,520 eligible voters, 1,38,61,884 people exercised their franchise in the recently concluded Chhattisgarh elections.

7:30 am: "Counting of postal ballots will begin at 8 am and half-an-hour after they are counted, the process to count votes from the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) will begin," an election commission official told news agency.

7:10 am: The BSP, Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) and Communist Party of India (CPI) had formed a pre-poll alliance to contest against the BJP and Congress in the Chhattisgarh Election.

7 am: The counting of votes will begin anytime now. Polling in Chattisgarh took place in two phases, the results for which are scheduled to be announced today along with the results of the 2018 Assembly elections for Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram and Telangana.

6:55 am: JCC spokesperson Iqbal Ahmed Rizvi said his party will perform well and Ajit Jogi will become the chief minister as the alliance of three parties will come to power.

6:50 am: During Chhattisgarh Election 2013, the BJP bagged 49 seats, the Congress 39, the rest of the two seats went to the BSP and an Independent.

6:45 am: Hitting out at Raman Singh-led government, Congress leader Shailesh Nitin Trivedi said the 15-year-old BJP rule will change this time with the Congress scripting a history. He accused the BJP regime of doing nothing for the farmers.

6:40 am: State BJP chief Dharamlal Kaushik expressed confidence in his party of winning the Chhattisgarh Assembly election. Taking a dig at the Congress, Kaushik said that the grand old party "should be prepared to tackle the infighting that will erupt within its leaders post after facing the drubbing".

6:35 am: Ajit Jogi, who parted ways with the Congress in 2016, was the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh. His wife Renu Jogi and daughter-in-law Richa Jogi contested the Chhattisgarh polls on JCC and BSP ticket respectively.

6:30 am: One of the keenly watched contest will be the battle between CM Raman Singh and Karuna Shukla, who is the niece of late former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Both the heavyweights are contesting from Rajnandgaon Constituency, the home turf of Raman Singh.

6:25 am: With Chhattisgarh election results scheduled to be announced today, the fate of 1269 contestants, including Chief Minister Raman Singh will be decided today.

6:20 am: An election official confirmed to news agency PTI that tight security has been maintained. "As many as 5,184 counting personnel and 1,500 micro-observers have been appointed for smooth conduct of the process," he said.

6:10 am: The counting of votes for the Chhattisgarh Assembly Polls will begin at 8 am today. An election official on Monday said that Counting for all 90 seats would start at 8 am at the 27 district headquarters.

Ramanujganj Assembly Election Result: CONG's BRIHASPAT SINGH is won by 32916 VotesDescription:Ramanujganj is reserved for Scheduled Tribes (ST) candidates. The Congress' Brihaspat Singh won the elections in 2013. He has four criminal cases against him.Times Now